Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-13
Speeches for aud Against tae irish
Coercion Bill.

Speeches for aud Against tae irish
Coercion Bill.
LONDON, April 18th. - The House of
Commons resumed It's sitting this after
noon. After Speaker Peele had thanked
the House for its diligence during his i'll
ness, Attorney-Geueral Holmes reopened
the debate on the Governments side in
favor OF the Irish Crime5 Act amendment
bill. he conlended that tine measure was
fair and reasonable one, and that none
CT i's provisions would interfere with
constitutional or public rights. The
House should remember, Holmes ar
gued, that society in ireland was in
a state of disorganization that crime
went undetected, and that the people
seemed to sympathize with criminals, and
thwarted ali attempts to obtain evidence.
In cases where the evidence was clearly
against the prisoners, juries refused to con-
Wet, so that the system of trial by jury had
absolutely broken down in Ireland 1t was
absurd to say that crime in Ireland should
60 unpunished, rather than that such ef-
fectual means as the cbenging Of venue
should be taken 10 secure the due admins
tration of the law. Holmes hoped it would
not be necessary, if the bill passed to have
frequent recourse to change of venue. DE
risiye Parnellite cheers.
Right Hon. Hugh P. Childers said that
although he supported the amendment to
the bill, he admitted that some of the bills
provisions would not be Objectionable if
they were made part of the general law for
both Ireland and England but those feat
nres of the proposed law which the Gov
ernment especially intended to apply to
Ireland were unwarranted, and would be
found to evoke disorder. instead of remedy
ing existing evils. Why propose coercion
when there was no increase of crime
shown in Ireland Before the last election
at least ninety Conservative members of
Pan lliament delared against any further CO.
ereion.
DULL EVENING.
LoNDoN, April 12th.-There were not
fifty members in the House Of Commons
tonight. The debate on the crimes bill
will 90 on formally until Thursday, when
the House viii fill up again. Gladstone
will revive interestin Parliament by speak
ing on Friday.
The Government IS anxious to reach the
second reading of the crimes bill without
| resorting TO the cloture, and will not insist
| upon a division before the 22d instant.
| Speaker Peel has intimated to Mr.. Glad
stone that if the head OF the Government
demands the cloture after a reasonable
| period Of debate he will always deem it his
duty TO acqniesce. and that this rule will
apply 10 any Government bill.
England Yields to Russian Demands.
Sr. PETERSBURG, April 12th.-A settle
ment Of the Afghan question has been
effected by the Governments of Great
Britain and Russia By the terms of this
| settlement England assents to the Russian
demand for that branch of the 0xus now
| held by the Afghans, in exchange for which
| concessions viii be made of territory on the
! northwest frontier.
A Dutch Victory.
THE HAGUE, April 12th.-Advices from
| the Dutch East Indies say that the Dutch
had an encounter with the natives in
Acheen on the 4th inst, and that the
Acheenese fled after a sharp engagement,
| leaving 80 dead. The Dutch loss was u
killed and wounded.
Russia's Passport Tax.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 12th.-The new
passport tax law will become operative on
April 10th, after the old style. Russians
returning after that date with passports
that have expired will be charged accord
ing to the new scale.
Bismarck Takes a Trip.
BERLIN, April 12tb.-Prince Bismarck
left Berlin to-day for Fnedrichsruh.
Wheat in Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, April 12th-Wheat dull. and
demand poor. Holders offer moderately
red western winter at 6s. I'd. Q7s. p Genital.